Stephen Sondheim's
"A Little Night Music"
In November 2001, the Royal Ballet of Flanders presented "A Little Night Music", by the world-famous Stephen
Sondheim.
Veerle was cast in the role of Frederica.
Here follows some info copied and pasted from around the web:
Based on the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music tells the story of middle-aged Fredrik Egerman and his teenage bride, Anne, with whom he has never had sexual relations in spite of the fact that they have been married for eleven months. The couple lives in the same house with Fredrik's son Henrik, a seminary student one year older than Anne. The lack of intimacy aside, things seem to be going tolerably well for the couple until they attend a comedy at the theatre that features Desirée Armfeldt, an actress with whom Fredrik once had an affair. Although Anne can't stomach the thought of sleeping with Fredrik, she doesn't like the thought of any other woman performing that particular service for her husband either, and when she notices Desirée making eyes at Fredrik, she demands to be taken home immediately.
Once home, however, Fredrik can't stop thinking of his former lover, and when he goes to visit her, his eleven months of forced celibacy get the best of him, and he is soon in bed with the actress. No sooner have they done the deed, however, than they are interrupted by Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm, a married man with whom Desirée is having an affair. Malcolm is a self-proclaimed man of the world and knows how these things work, but the situation grows more complicated the next morning when the Count baldly relates the evening's events to his wife Charlotte who's little sister happens to be a girlhood friend of Anne's. Later, when the Count drifts to sleep, Charlotte decides to tip Anne off about Fredrik's activities. Meanwhile, however, Desirée has issued an invitation to Fredrik and his family to spend a weekend with her at her country estate. In spite of what she now knows, Anne decides to accept the invitation looking as young as possible so as to shame Desirée back behind her wrinkles. When Malcolm learns of the invitation, he announces that he and Charlotte will attend as well, invited or not, as he is detemined not to lose his mistress. Once all of the players arrive at the isolated estate, the stage is set for a sexually-charged weekend of thinly veiled accusations and unexpected revelations.
A Little Night Music opened at the Shubert Theatre on February 25, 1973 with a cast that featured Glynis Johns (Desirée), Len Cariou (Fredrik), Victoria Mallory (Anne), Laurence Guittard (Carl-Magnus), and Patricia Elliott (Charlotte). The production ran for 600 performances and went on to win five Tony Awards including "Best Musical," "Best Music and Lyrics," "Best Book," "Best Actress in a Musical" (Glynis Johns), and "Best Supporting Actress in a Musical" (Patricia Elliott). The 1978 film version featured Elizabeth Taylor and Len Cariou.
-Taken from www.imagi-nation.com
Based on the Ingmar Bergman film Smiles of a Summer Night, this musical with a book by Hugh Wheeler, concerns three mismatched couples. Desiree Armfeldt, an actress, is seeing Count Carl-Magnus Malcolm who is married to Charlotte Malcolm. Frederik Egerman, Desiree's past lover, is married to the still-virginal Anne, who is half his age. Henrik Egerman, Frederik's son who is also a divinity student, loves his stepmother Anne, who is a year younger than him. Petra, Frederik and Anne's maid, Madame Armfeldt, Desiree's mother, and Frederica, Desiree's daughter round out the action which occurs in town and at "A Weekend in the Country" at Madame Armfeldt's house in the land of the midnight sun. Also features a lieder quintet as a Greek chorus.
-Taken from Sondheim.com
CAST LIST
| Chris Lomme | Desiree Armfeldt |
| Annette Nieuwenhuyzen | Madame Armfeldt |
| Jules Crioset | Frederik Egerman |
| Stan Lambregts | Carl-Magnus Malcolm |
| Vivienne van den Berg | An Egerman |
| Frédérique Sluyterman van Loo | Charlotte Macolm |
| Veerle Casteleyn | Frederika Armfeldt |
| Kirsten Cools | Petra |
| David Verbeeck | Henrik Egerman |
TOUR DATES!
Entries in blue indicate shows I have seen or will see.
| DATE | PLACE | THEATER |
| 15/11/2001 | Antwerpen | Theater 't Eilandje(première) |
| 16/11/id. | id. | id. |
| 17/11/id. | id. | id. |
| 20/11/id. | Sint-Niklaas | Stadsschouwburg(matinee en avond) |
| 24/11/id. | 's Hertogenbosch | Theater a/d Parade |
| 25/11/id. | id. | id.(Nederlandse première) |
| 27/11/id. | Leeuwarden | Stadsschouwburg(optie) |
| 28/11/id. | id. | id. |
| 29/11/id. | Breda | Chassé Theater |
| 30/11/id. | Arnhem | Stadsschouwburg |
| 1/12/id. | id. | id. |
| 4/12/id. | Amstelveen | Schouwburg Amstelveen |
| 6/12/id. | id. | id. |
| 7/12/id. | Eindhoven | Stadsschouwburg |
| 8/12/id. | id. | id. |
| 12/12/id. | Tilburg | Stadsschouwburg |
| 13/12/id. | Antwerpen | Theater 't Eilandje |
| 14/12/id. | id. | id |
| 15/12/id. | id. | id |
| 16/12/id. | id. | id |
| 18/12/id. | Nijmegen | Stadsschouwburg |
| 19/12/id. | id. | id. |
| 20/12/id. | Antwerpen | Theater 't Eilandje(besloten) |
| 21/12/id. | id. | id.(optie) |
| 22/12/id. | id. | id.(optie) |
| 24/12/id. | Den Haag | Kon.Schouwburg |
| 26/12/id. | id. | id.(matinee en avond) |
| 27/12/id. | Hasselt | Cultureel Centrum |
| 28/12/id. | Heerlen | Parkstad Limburg Theater |
| 4/1/2002 | Gent | Opera |
| 5/1/id. | id. | id. |
| 6/1/id. | id. | id.(optie) |
| 8/1/id. | Groningen | Stadsschouwburg |
| 9/1/id. | id. | id. |
| 10/1/id. | Schiedam | Theater a/d Schie |
| 11/1/id. | Leiden | Leidsche Schouwburg |
| 12/1/id. | id. | id. |
| 15/1/id. | Terneuzen | Zuidlandtheater |
| 16/1/id. | Gouda | Goudsche Schouwburg |
| 17/1/id. | Amersfoort | Theater De Flint |
| 19/1/id. | Beersel | C.C.De Meent |
| 20/1/id. | id. | id. |
| 21/1/id. | IJmuiden | Stadsschouwburg Velsen (optie) |
| 22/1/id. | id. | Stadsschouwburg Velsen |
| 23/1/id. | Hoorn | Schouwburg Het Park |
| 24/1/id. | Purmerend | Theater De Purmaryn |
| 25/1/id. | Alkmaar | Theater De Vest |
| 26/1/id. | Wageningen | Junushoff Theater |
| 29/1/id. | Utrecht | Stadsschouwburg |
| 30/1/id. | id. | Stadsschouwburg |
| 31/1/id. | Amsterdam | Theater Carré |
| 1/2/id. | id. | id. |
| 2/2/id. | id. | id. |
| 3/2/id. | id. | id. |
| 5/2/id. | Haarlem | Stadsschouwburg |
| 6/2/id. | id. | id. |
| 8/2/id. | Zaandam | Het Zaantheater |
| 9/2/id. | id. | id. |
| 12/2/id. | Drachten | C.C.De Lawei |
| 13/2/id. | Apeldoorn | Schouwburg Orpheus |
| 14/2/id. | id. | id. |
| 15/2/id. | Roosendaal | Schouwburg De Kring |
| 16/2/id. | id. | id. |
| 20/2/id. | Rotterdam | Luxor Theater |
| 21/2/id. | id. | id. |
| 22/2/id. | id. | id. |
| 23/2/id. | id. | id. |
| 24/2/id. | id. | id.(optie) |
| 26/2/id. | Oss | Theater De Lievekamp |
| 27/2/id. | Zoetermeer | Stadstheater (optie) |
| 28/2/id. | id. | Stadstheater |
| 1/3/id. | Leuven | Stadsschouwburg |
| 2/3/id. | Venlo | C.C.De Maaspoort |
| 7/3/id. | Kortrijk | Stadsschouwburg (matinee en avond) |
| 8/3/id. | Uden | Theater Markant |
| 9/3/id. | Roeselare | C.C.De Spil |
| 12/3/id. | Tiel | Theater Agnietenhof |
| 13/3/id. | Bussum | Theater 't Spant |
| 14/3/id. | Hengelo | Schouwburg Hengelo |
| 15/3/id. | id. | id. |
| 19/3/id. | Brugge | Stadsschouwburg |
| 22/3/id. | Strombeek | Cultureel Centrum (besloten matinee) |
| 23/3/id. | id. | id.(avond) |
| 26/3/id.id. | Antwerpen | Theater 't Eilandje (besloten) |
| 27/3/id. | id. | Theater 't Eilandje (besloten) |
| 28/3/id. | id. | Theater 't Eilandje (besloten) |
| 29/3/id. | id. | Theater 't Eilandje (besloten) |
| 30/3/id. | id. | Theater 't Eilandje (optie) |
Some links:
http://www.koninklijkballetvanvlaanderen.be/index10.html
http://www.sondheim.com/shows/alnm.html
"A little Night Music" - from the Stephen
Sonheim Reference Guide, By Michael H. Hutchins
"A Little Night Music" Midi's
http://www.broadwaymidi.com/shows/little_night_music.html
I suggest just typing "A Little Night Music" into the
first
available search engine, there is alot of info out there! :-)